San Luis Obispo County, located in the California Central Coast, is a mecca for rural real estate -- ranches for sale, land for sale, horse property for sale, homes on acreage, vineyards for sale. Conveniently located about midway between Los Angeles and San Franciso, urban dwellers who long for wide open spaces can find homes on acreage, land for sale, and horse property in an area with a rural feel and atmosphere.

Horse property can vary from 5 acres to as much as 500 acres or more. Vineyards for sale often come with a main residence, some extremely luxurious, and outbuildings such as barns and helps quarters. Rural real estate is still in high demand even in a slowing real estate market. Land for sale that is zoned for agriculture may actually have appreciated in the past year as cost for food continues to soar. Many buyers who seek rural real estate are looking for a property that produces some kind of income - grapes, citrus, row crops, etc. Blueberries have recently become a specialty item. Horse property that offers a commercial value can also be found in the California Central Coast.

Santa Luis Obispo County vineyards for sale offer the opportunity for farm revenue from growing the superb wine grapes suited to the region and also from tasting rooms and bed and breakfast arrangements. Vineyards in the region produce merlot, syrah, and other varietals.

The city of San Luis Obispo itself (the county seat) was called "the most Californian place in all of California" and one of the 10 top dream towns in the USA by Sunset Magazine in a Summer 2008 issue. Other communinties in San Luis Obispo County include Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero, Creston, Arroyo Grande, Nipomo, Cambria, Cayusos, and Morro Bay.